Legal Opinion

Clarence E. Lockhart v. United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust Paul R. Dean Michael H. Holland Marty D. Hudson Elliott A. Segal, Trustees

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided September 17, 1993No. 93-1276PublishedCited by 93 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Clarence Lockhart applied to the United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust for a disability pension, claiming that he was totally disabled “as a result of a mine accident.” UMWA 1974 Pension Plan, Art. II.C. (J.A. at 244.) -The Trustees of the 1974 Pension Trust denied his application, and Lockhart sought relief in district court under § 502(a)(1)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B) (1988). Both parties moved for summary judgment. The district court' concluded that the Trustees’ denial of a disability pension was…

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